New designs set to increase UK face shield production

A university is developing new face shield designs that can be mass-produced in minutes to try to maximise the supply of the life-saving equipment for healthcare workers across the UK.

A team of engineers at the University of Hull has worked around the clock to create the new designs, which can be produced by high volume manufacturing techniques, such as laser cutting and injection moulding, rather than 3D printing.

The techniques used to produce the designs, which will be shared...
source: Your Local Guardian

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